Pedal foot-rest for automobiles.



S. D. WALDON.

PEDAL FOOT REST FOB, AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20,1906.

1 UNITED STATES P N 1 ,oii uonj ;j I

I SIDNEY 1).. WALDON, F DETROIT,

MOTOR CAR" COMPANY, OF DETROIT,

OF WEST VIRGINIA.

7122-0021 whom itlnta iyponcemc:

Be it known that I .fiIDNEY D. WALDON, a i

citizen of the States, residing at Detroit, Wayne county'ilfitate of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvemerits in Pedal Foot-Rests for Automobiles,

of which .the following is a specification.

The purpose ofthis invention is to provide j meafis for relieving the operator of a motordepressed for long perigdsof ings vehicle from the fatigue which results holding a motor-controlling peda "itially The invention comprisesa foot or toe rest arranged ad jacenttoth'e pedal, so that the S.

forwardparftbf operators foot may be supported w rile 'engag'ingr and partially depressing the/pedal;

. The restshown in the accompanying'di'awis n1ade adjustable, so that the operators ffoot maybe partially supported thereon and yet engage and hold the pedal in its varidus positions. I In the' accompanying drawings, which I fi llustrate the invention, Figure 1 is a side levation of the toe-rest and portions :of a otor-vehicle, illustrating the location of the rest upon the'vchicle. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the rest, showing also a.-portion of r the pedal and thetoe-board of the vehicle. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the ,base of the toerest. Fig. dis a side elevation of the adjustable sup (fit ng post and plate and the latch for loc lllgilliSiI-JHB, Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the same.- Fi fi isa sideelevation of the same looking ro ni tlie right of Fig. 4, and Fig; 7 .is a side elevation'ofthe base-plate with attached rack.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, a inilicates the foot-rest, which is arranged upon the footboarg l of zfniotor-vehicle adjacent to the acceleratonpcdal 2, which latter isconnected to a rod 3, extending to the speed er motorcontrolling means of a motorvehicle.

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In Fig. 1, 1 indicates sufiicient ofthe frame of the vehicle to illustrate the location of the footer toe rest thereon. Preferably the foot ortoe rest is arranged. adjacent to the steern Iiigs. 2 to 7, inclusive, of the drl'twings, 5 indicates basc-plate by means of which the device is secured to the toe-board of the vehicle. This base-plate, as shown has on its MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TOj FACKARDI MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION PEDAL Poor-REST FOR-AUTOMOBILESP 1' l Specification of Letters Patent. Fatented .A pril 16, 1 967. N Application filed September 20,1908. Serial No. 335,494- l which extends also through the plate, and on ts lower side a pair of stops 7 and a de ending rack 8. The sleeve 6 formsa gui eway port 10,'whicli projects at right angles to the cf the same diameter asthe externa diameter of the'sleeve-G, and the plate 10 slightly 12 at the upper end of the ,post. Between the osition shown in.Fig. 2.

. the stops 7-rand limits t 10 upward movement of the post. The side of the-post opposite 10 has a deep slotor groove 1,5 extending latch or dog 1,which is pivoted upon a pin 16,

end 0." the latter. The part of the latch e- .angled hook or tooth 17, adapted to engage and interlock with the notches 18 19 2O-i'n the above the ivot-pin extends at .an obtuse angle to thelo'wer part of the latch, as shown, .aQcam-shrface- 21 being thus-providedon the latieh swhicli surface extends to the outer 1 7 isin engagementwitlrone.of the notches in the rack. A tongue 22 extends upwaifdly above the cam portion of the latch' to a convenient distance, so that it may be engaged engagement of the upper coil of the spring with the cam-surface 19 onthe'latch. L

'Ihe'ioot-piece 10, as indicated in Fig. 2, 1s

overhangs thepost, soas to afford a shoulder only about one-half as long as the width of the sole of the operators shoe," (indicated at s) upper side a central sleet e 6, the opening'in v for an adjustable post or standard 9, having at its upper end, either integral therewith "or suitably a'll'ixed thereto, afoot piece or supp9st toward the acceleratorpedal, As shown, the post has a'boss 11 at'its up er and this shoulder and the base-plate 5 isarranged a helical spring 13, which-normally presses the'post and attached plate 10 upwardinto A bolt, 14, 5 passing diametrically through thelowneiiti.

of the post,for1n's a site which abuts against I the laterally-extending foot pie'ce'or su port- .frorn'end to end of the post and throughfth'e foot-piece. Within thisgroove is arrangeda extending through the post, near the up or low the pivot-pin has at its lower. end a right- I rack? The part "of' the :latch immediately" 9 edgehttheislotinthe boss 1 1 when the tooth iby'the, side of the operators foot when the 1 with one of the notches in the rack 8 by the between the extreme positions of the pedal,

preferably on a level with the position in which the throttle would be held by the operator to give a desired normal s mod to the vehicle, so thatwhen the peda is pressed into this position the operators foot will rest on the footpieceand no muscular eil'ort will be required to hold the pedal in this position. As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, a considerable range of movement of the pedal is then possible for temporary decrease or increase in speed by simply rocking the foot one way or the other upon the foot-piece. If it is desired to throw the throttle or mixture valve wide open without adjusting the footpiece. the operators foot may he slid ofl of the end of the foot-piece and the pedal depressed to its lowermost position, as indicated by the lowermost dotted lines in Fig. 2.-

From an inspection of Fig. 2 it will be. apparent that a foot-rest adjacent to the pedal would relieve the strain on the operators muscles even if the foot-rest were not adjustable. The rest is, however, made adjustable in height, so that when the foot rests naturally on the foot-piece the pedal will be held at the same height as'the foot-piece, and thus the motor-controlling valve 0 erated by the pedal may be held in any d dsired position permanently without effort on the part of the operator, or the pedal may be temporarily adjusted by rocking-the. foot, as illustrated in Fig. 2 or the speed may be permanently increased or decreased by adjusting the height of the foot-piece. In order to eil'cct this vertical adjustment of the foot-piece, the operator merely moves his foot laterally against the tongue 22 of the latch withoutremoving it from the foot-piece or the pedal, and thereby releases the tooth of the latch from the rack. By then pressing the foot piece or support downward or by relieving the pressure on the foot-piece the latter may be lowered or raised, as will be evident, and when the la teral pressure of the foot against the tongue 22 is relieved the latch is moved by the pressure of the spring on the (aun-surlz'we ol' the latch until the tooth on the latch engagcs the rack, and thus locks the loot piece or support in the desired aosition.

What is claimed is 1. The combination, in a motor-vehicle,

witha pedal, and with the 'footboard of a.

foot-support independent of and adj acentto the pedalfsaid support and ed al being above the footboard and arrange( to be simultaneously engaged by the foot of the operator.

The combination, in a motor-vehicle,

with a pedal, of an adjustable foot-support,

independent of and adjacent to the pedal, said support and pedal being arranged to be simultaneously engaged by the foot of the operator.

3. The combination, in a motorvehicle, with a pedal, of an adjustable foot-support independent of and adjacent to the pedal, said support and pedal being arranged to be simultaneously engaged. by the foot of the operator, and means for locking said footsupport in any position of adj ustment.

4. The combination with a motor-controlling pedal, of a vertically-adjustable footsupport independent of and adjacent to the pedal, said support andpedal being arranged to be simultaneously engaged by the foot of the operator, and means for locking said footsupport in any position of adjustment.

5. The combination with a motor-controlling pedal, of afoot-rest com rising an adjustable support independent 0' and adjacent to the ed al, and locking means for said support, sai( pedal, support and locking means being so arranged that they may be simultaneously engaged by the foot of the operator.

6. Afoot-rest com rising a support, adapted to be engaged ant depressed by the foot, a

spring for moving said sup ort to an upper position, and means for loc ring said support when depressed, in combination with a pedal independent of and adjacent to said footrest.

7. The combination in a motor-vehicle, with the pedal, and with the footboard of a foot-support above. the footboard and at one side of the pedal, and independent thereof, said pedal and foot-support being so related that the pedal may be operated by a movement of the foot without removing it from the support.

8. A foot-rest comprising a support, adapted to be moved in a downward direction by foot-pressure, a spring adapted to move said support in an upward direction, and locking means for said support, said means being movable by lateral pressure of the foot to re lease the support.

9. A foot-rest comprising a support, adapted to be moved in a downward direction by foot-pressure, a spring adapted to move said support in an u 'iward direction, and a latch movable with the support and adapted to lock the support against movement, said latch having a tongue adjacent to the support adapted to be engaged by the operators foot.

10. An adjustable foot-rest comprising a base having a sleeve or guideway, a rack, a longiturlinally-grooved post movable within said guldeway, a latch arranged within said groove, said latch having a tongue projecting above the post and having a tooth normally engaging said rack, and a spring interposed between the base and a shoulder on the post.

11. An adjustable foot-rest comprising a base having a suitable g'uidewsiy, a rack sethe rackijgnd atongue or part at the other end 10 cured to said base, a slotted post movable adapted to be engaged by the foot of the 0pwibhin the guideway and having a shoulder eraterj near one end, a coiled spring surrounding the In testimdny whereof I afiixmy' signature post and inlerposed between said shoulder in presence of two witnesses.

and base, a latch pivotelly arranged within/ SIDNEY D. WALDON'.

the slot in mlunpos t and havin a cani-surfaee .Witnesses: adapted to be engaged by the spring,- s'a'id RUSSELL HUFF, latch having means at one end for engaging ALLEN Looms. 

